Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-05-24
ON Trial for Corruptinx a Girl.

THE CASE AGAINST MICHAEL b. CURTIS.
In the Criminal Court, Judge Montgomery, this
morning, Michael B. Curtis indicted for enticing a
female child into house Of ill-fame, was placed on
trial. Mr.. A. A. Lipscomb prosecuting and Mr..
Campbell Darlington for the defendant. The girl,
Mary Flynn was brought in, but on taking the
stand and being asked to remove her veil she COM
menced sobbing and crying, and at the suggestion
OF the court she was removed and another witness
called. subsequently, having regained her COM
she lived on street and was seventeen years OF
age In April last; that On April OF last
year, she met curtis In a saloon where She
mad been sent for beer; that he asked
her to 60 TO Baltimore and she said she would and
he staid across the street till she came OUT then
~ep1 .he 10 to
women there paralyzed and the lady told him
such lady lived next door. They went into the
room where lady talked to her, and ne went to
the parlor. The woman asked Curtis how old
witness was and he said she was twenty-five, but
witness said she was but fifteen. The lady asked
where they came from and he said Baltimore.
She remained there Till a policeman came
On cross-examnation witness said she wanted
asked him to wait on the outside, and she did so
because she wanted TO go with him; her father and
aunt did not know anything about her going
with him OF her own free will. She testified that
she knew John Ryan, Wm SOrrell, JnO. Moran, and
Chas. Cassidy, but she declined to answer that she
had attempted to get her to do something wrong
about three weeks before this occurrence.
Ida Sears testified that she lived at No.
3O3 18th street, in April, 1886; that de-
PENDANT about two weeks before spoke to her
abont sending or bringing a girl to her; that In
the night in question he came there and she asked
him where he got that child from, and he said she
was little but DID, she then sent Curtis to the par
lOr and had a conversation with the girl. She ad-
vSed the girl not to enter on the life she contem-
plated for 1t was an awful life TO lead, and then
sent for an officer.
Witness was asked II she could recognize any
one who had offered her $50 to leave the jurtS.
diction.
Nj. Darlington objected to this question, saying
1t was calculated to prejudice the defendant.
The court ruled the question out, and cautioned
the jury that 1t was no evidence.
Officer A. NJ. Wheelock testified that he answered
the call, and went to the house and saw the
parties. The man said he came from Baltimore as
also the girl and he then took them to the station
This closed the case for the Government.
The defendant recalled Mary Flynn, who testified
that she did not tell Ida Sears that her father lived
in Baltimore, but said her father was there then
She did not want to be sent home.
CrOSS-examined: -WitneSS thought Curtis was
going TO take her to Baltimore and marry her.
By the COurt:-CurttS told her about going to
Baltimore and marrying her about week before,
and when she left home that night she expected
that she was going to Baltimore with him.
ThoS. NJ. Steep, ChaS Jacobs, Danl Shea and
Others testified to the good character OF the
accused.